National Geographic is one of the many publications taking a look at the negatives affect of sand mining in Vietnam and the rest of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, sand mining poses an additional danger: It’s contributing to the slow-motion disappearance of the Mekong Delta, home to 20 million people and source of half of all the country’s food and much of the rice that … [Read more...] about Sand mining negative affects on Vietnam
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How kids become gangsters in Vietnam – Troy Vietnam
Troy is still vlogging. He is one of the better Expat bloggers in Vietnam that actually looks at issues facing the Vietnamese people. No sugar coating which is unusual for the blogging and vlogging scene in post 2010 Vietnam. Yes, the sarcasm is really a necessary piece of his vlogging style. In this clip Troy looks at one kid he filmed three years ago outside Saigon. She … [Read more...] about How kids become gangsters in Vietnam – Troy Vietnam
Bespoke Suits in Vietnam (Program)
Kenn Smith of KingSmith Clothiers Kenn Smith from KingSmith Clothiers has been the main tailor, sorry couturier, for me since 2016. He is famous with customers, inside and outside of Vietnam, for his high quality bespoke suits. If you do not know bespoke, you definitely need to meet Kenn Smith. How customers "tend" to buy suits Store-bought Most customers tend to … [Read more...] about Bespoke Suits in Vietnam (Program)
Vietnamese Vlogger in Japan
Chill with Linh In addition to watching vlogs (and reading blogs) in Vietnam, I like to keep updated on Vietnamese vloggers that live outside Vietnam. One of my recent favorites is Chill with Linh who currently works in Tokyo, Japan. Linh is from Hanoi, Vietnam, but has lived in Japan for awhile now. She was first a student in Fukuoka, Japan, a city popular with … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Vlogger in Japan
Vietnam Bloggers and Vloggers list updated
I finally updated my Bloggers list for Vietnam today. It had been nearly 6 years since I made changed to this page at SaigonNezumi. What surprised me was back in 2013, I actually removed many inactive blogs from this page. With today's update, over 30 blogs were removed since they were no longer active. It shows how vlogs and other social media has taken over blogs in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam Bloggers and Vloggers list updated